Parts rack



Feb 17, 1948. T. L. l. CARLSON l 2,436,289

PARTS RACK Filed March 28,- 1946 3mm THOMAS L. cARLso/v Patented Feb. 17, v1948 aisezs's' rhismvention relates-amm improved reca. ce

Therproper' storage andrtsegreg'tion. off small parts e'thisv naturesintthafworkshopzhas' long. been a problemi aiidagpatieularlnso wherespac is; aua; premium' Itis nei'y desirable-that-.such parts. be-.stored:iso,.thats tliieycd1-nietspossibly. be.u c,omef,mnied. and v,sorrtlra'cc theyearei readilyavisible end conyenientzoira'ccessa andsonev off the bestof such arrangementsftzhusfarawerled outihasibeen thefstorage; of the-parts .-im'transparent.. glass"k jars with screws-canse.;y Byethenv-iasteningrthe carislto" the: undersideroffa1 shelf. other: support the parte are readilyI seen and? ae. jara removed when desired to extract@v partey therefroms. However; sineef'onlyia-,singl rovtf-offsiich jars are visible a considerable shelflengthlis:required to store the large variety oflsmall` parts* usually found about the shop, and thefinstallati-on `of lcourse*requires some time and work.

It is the primary. object.of-.my invention to provide a storage rackwherei a plurality of jars are supported about a rotaryaxis and may be readily.` moved..to...positionetr-inspectidrivorf removal@ offpartsandalliire4 manner.l a" to place the largestpossible mimlieiifof jarsir'rtlie smallestfpessi'blespace.. Anetltefobject o- ;zldesa.;partserackof.simples. mxpe'nsive neat orm.

These and other more detailed and specic objects will be disclosed in the course of the fo1low ing specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is an elevational view of my improved parts rack fastened to an overhead support, and with parts broken away to disclose certain details of the construction.

Fig. 2 is a, sectional viewvalong the line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly and by reference characters to the drawing, myl improved parte; auch as screws.

partsrackv comprises a rotary member or rotatable support indicated generally at I0, and a fixed support or bracket II by which the rack may be secured beneath a shelf I2 or other support suri face, such as a, wall, ceiling or the like.

The rotary member has ends I3 of square cross section forming at each end four mounting surfaces I4, and between said ends the center of the member is turned round forming a trunnion or pivot portion I5. This member I may be readily and inexpensively made of wood and with the extremities of the squared ends I3 turned oil nicely,

(CrainrilA as indicatedat: I16r, willfrbeneati andattractive in` appearance. g

The bracket. I2I iszmade oifstrapgmetal. bent to formA a base or rnminting?po'rtion-n I'L from which )l projectsrconvergingarms isterminating: in arcuate ngers or bearing'portions'l It? The curvature of1these ngers Iaissuchf'that they wilrnicely receive?:and:embrace` the trfunnioriA portion I5 of the rotary member' I-Ilfl'arid-'abr frietional' grip may be obtaindupdn.-.s`ai triirin-in-bymeans of a `sorew"20 passed-f'6hrlg1l-pil'alll p0ifti`os-2l 0f th-varilla |38; adjicritxiil'f iig$v,i 'andi provided with aut' 22?; Tlb'aS-po' `riv1ffthebracket isaperturedto pass serewsnzibyfwi'iiclithe bracketisaiilxedftov thesupportflfze "ewidth ofthe bracketA is sucietnat the.fingersA l s-f'tvilien'gage-the full leng-thf ofY .theitrni'errtpbrt nVy I=5 preventing en'dwise play;ofvtlievrotary'riiemberI0: Ordinary` sci-'etw covers'ror: tops 24? are' secured to the.rotary.v melillaerfs.:erids` t one upon each surface I4, by meansaoifscrew Tnu's'feightof such covesaienu'sed'.andit'willbe riotedithat they glass-.jar 26; orieqniva-lenttmayrb readily?screwed v 80 into each cover.

The jars 26 thus are supported in two rows, and generally radially with respect to the rotary axis of the member Ill, and so that by rotating the member in the bracket I I, any selected jar may be brought down to a depending or bottom position and there readily unscrewed to remove or replace small parts in the jar. Inspection of the contents of all the jars may be made also by rotating the assembly, and the screw 20 may be adjusted so that, while it is easyto turn, the rack will stay in any position to which it is adjusted. It will be apparent that the rack permits the segregation and storage of a great number of different parts in a comparatively small space and in a neat and practical manner.

It is understood that suitable modications may be made in the structure as disclosed, provided such modiiication's come within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Having now therefore fully illustrated and described my invention, what I claim to be new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a rack for supporting jars of small parts,

- the combination including a rotary support having square ends and a rounded center portion,

the combination `inclutiing a rotary support hav-w ing squarelenfds arida lrounded;center portion, "a jar cover secured against each nat surface of the square ends of the members and adapted to threadedly engage and Support a jar and a braak? Y et having a mounting portion adapted to be secured to a rigid support and curved ngerportions for rotatably embracing therounded center portion of the member. ,1V

3. In a rack for supporting ing square ends and a rounded center portion, a jar cover secured againsteach at surface of theV square ends of the 'members and adapted to threadedly vengage and support a jar, a bracket having amounting portion: adapted to be secured to a rigid support anda portion for-rotatably engaging the rounded center portion of the niem-v ber, and means for-adjustably constricting the portion of thev bracket engaging the y rounded center portion of t'heinember to thereby frictionally hold the member in adjusted positions.

4. -Arack of the character described for sup-f. porting jars of small parts, comprising a member having a Vrounded trunnion portion and end por-l tionsl having Vflat* sides adapted to support jar covers secured thereto and adapted to` engage said jars, a bracket member having a mounting portion for fastening toa supporting surface Aand arms extendingtherefrom in converging relation and provided at theiriextremities with means for rotatably engaging and supporting the said trunnien portion of fthe member.

5, A rack ofthecharacter describedfor sup# porting jars of small parts, comprising a member havinga rounded trunnionportion and end portions having lflat Vsides `adapted to support jar covers secured thereto and adapted to engage said jars, a bracket'member having amounting portion for fastening to a supporting surface 'and arms extending therefrom in converging relation jars of small parts;j the combination including a rotary support hav# 4 and provided at their extremities with arcuate ngers for rotatably engaging the trunnion portion of the said member, and a screw connecting the arms adjacent said ngers to draw the fingers into adjustable frictional engagement with said trunnion portion.

6. In a parts rack of the character described for supporting parts jars, a rotary support having a# fung entpprto means 911 099053173 ends of the saidI-centerf portion for threaded engagemei'it'with' the jars to Vsupport the jars, and a bracket member having arcuate portions for fric- Vtionally and rotatably engaging and supporting *fthe rounded center portion of the rotary support, '7'. Aparts rack of the character described for supporting jars-oismall parts, comprising a rotary` support member having a rounded center journal'portion and means at opposite ends for detachably engaging the ends of the jars, and a bracket adapted to'be secured to a support and having arcuate portions adapted to rotatably' and frictionally engage the-rounded journal por-A tion ofthe said support member, and means for adjustably tensioning the arcuate bracket portions on the said journal portion. l 8. A parts rack of the character described fori supporting jars of small parts, comprising a rotary support member having a roundedv centen Journal portion and means forming 'multi-sided end portions adjacent the journal portion and havingannular threaded elements on said 'sides for detachably rengaging and supporting the said' jars, anda bracket having a portion for mounting on'a support andl another portionfor rotatably Name 141,064. v McMahon July 22', 1873 1,008,905 Herscobitz Nov; 14,' 1911 1,732,131" Mahaffey i Oct. 15, '1929' 1,759,140; -Silberger "May 20,':1930 

